Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!

At ease

Chief

General references

Bible References

To them

Judges 18:7
The five men left and came to Laish. They saw that the people who were there were living securely, in the same way as the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. They were far from the Sidonians, having no alliance with anyone.
Isaiah 32:9
Stand up, you complacent women;
listen to me.
Pay attention to what I say,
you overconfident daughters.
Isaiah 33:14
The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling seizes the ungodly:
“Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire?
Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?”
Jeremiah 48:11
Moab has been left quiet since his youth,
settled like wine on its dregs.
He hasn’t been poured from one container to another
or gone into exile.
So his taste has remained the same,
and his aroma hasn’t changed.
Jeremiah 49:31
Rise up, go up against a nation at ease,
one living in security.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
They have no doors, not even a gate bar;
they live alone.
Luke 6:24
But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your comfort.
Luke 12:17
He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?
James 5:5
You have lived luxuriously on the land and have indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter.
1 Peter 5:7
casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you.

At ease

Jeremiah 7:4
Do not trust deceitful words, chanting: This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.

And trust

Amos 4:1
Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”
Amos 8:14
Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria
and say, “As your god lives, Dan,”
or “As the way of Beer-sheba lives”
they will fall, never to rise again.
1 Kings 16:24
then he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for 150 pounds of silver, and he built up the hill. He named the city he built Samaria based on the name Shemer, the owner of the hill.

Named

Exodus 19:5
Now if you will listen to Me and carefully keep My covenant, you will be My own possession out of all the peoples, although all the earth is Mine,
Lamentations 1:1
How she sits alone,
the city once crowded with people!
She who was great among the nations
has become like a widow.
The princess among the provinces
has been put to forced labor.

Chief

James 1:18
By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures.

General references

Zechariah 1:15
I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease, for I was a little angry, but they made it worse.

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